I actually welcomed the new stuff b/c I had seen the original stuff so many times that it was neat to see something new. I liked the new dogfights in IV and the the added breadth to Bespin, but the Greedo fiasco & the nitwit showing up at the end of VI really sucks. And by "sucks", I mean sucks.

Personally, I didnt like the addition of a walking (or slithering) Jabba. That whole scene felt forced and its pretty much the same dialogue as Hans conversation with Greedo... "Even i get boarded sometimes, you think i had a choice?" is repeated 2x. Other than that, i welcome the changes and the fact that they cleaned up the picture a little bit. I love the nostalgic feel of the CT in the unedited versions, the film grain and sound fx, but i am glad they updated them for the blu ray saga release.

I love 90% of all the newer stuff added to the OT but my biggest problem is, it takes me out of it. Like if I am watch, my mind says "NEW SCENE" and for a few seconds, I am taken out. I guess people new to the movies, wouldn't have the problem. Anyone have this? Some of the smaller stuff doesn't take me out. Cause I dont know notice it as easy. Like some of the Death Star attack in ANH. But, I love the new Emperor/Vader scene in Empire, but it takes me out.

One thing I didn't like what they did was to Jabba. I have the OT on video casset and it's a "special edition". They have a better Jabba, and I like that one. But then later on recently they changed Jabba so he's more...detailed I guess. But his eyes look wierd and he doesn't fit with the set. He looks CGI.

Personally, I didnt like the addition of a walking (or slithering) Jabba. That whole scene felt forced and its pretty much the same dialogue as Hans conversation with Greedo... "Even i get boarded sometimes, you think i had a choice?" is repeated 2x. Other than that, i welcome the changes and the fact that they cleaned up the picture a little bit. I love the nostalgic feel of the CT in the unedited versions, the film grain and sound fx, but i am glad they updated them for the blu ray saga release.

Can someone tell me what the "CT" is? I know what OT, PT, and ST are but not the CT

Personally, I didnt like the addition of a walking (or slithering) Jabba. That whole scene felt forced and its pretty much the same dialogue as Hans conversation with Greedo... "Even i get boarded sometimes, you think i had a choice?" is repeated 2x. Other than that, i welcome the changes and the fact that they cleaned up the picture a little bit. I love the nostalgic feel of the CT in the unedited versions, the film grain and sound fx, but i am glad they updated them for the blu ray saga release.

Can someone tell me what the "CT" is? I know what OT, PT, and ST are but not the CT

Personally, I didnt like the addition of a walking (or slithering) Jabba. That whole scene felt forced and its pretty much the same dialogue as Hans conversation with Greedo... "Even i get boarded sometimes, you think i had a choice?" is repeated 2x. Other than that, i welcome the changes and the fact that they cleaned up the picture a little bit. I love the nostalgic feel of the CT in the unedited versions, the film grain and sound fx, but i am glad they updated them for the blu ray saga release.

Can someone tell me what the "CT" is? I know what OT, PT, and ST are but not the CT

I think I've seen some people use "CT" to mean 'classic trilogy'. Just the same thing as OT.

If you're accustomed to the originals to the point where you know every part, then I'd expect it to be a distraction. But it depends on your reception of the changes; either being amused by the additions or appalled. Seeing the series for the first time? I don't expect people to be "taken out" of the movie by changes they didn't know existed.

I approve of the Jabba scene being added in 1996, it was a real treat for fans to see it for the first time... but in today's day and age, I think it seems more of a contender for a bonus feature (mainly due to redundancy).

I am getting the Blu-Ray saga set soon, and when i get it, i will still have my original DVD's, so if i fancy going back to the original, i'll get the old DVD out. So it's ok. I'm just excited for the special features.

Most of the changes are painful. I want to throw something at the screen during the re-inserted Jabba scene, for example, or Ghost Hayden,Greedo shoots first or "Prepare the star destroyer to prepare for the preparation of my arrival", Boba Fett, etc. Some I'm fine with (additional dogfighting shots in ANH) and I am not taken out of the movie in the same way. I understand why GL wanted to do it but why did he have to do it :/
Adding some additional X-wings doesn't change the story or the characterization but most changes this.

I think even the stuff added to the Battle of Yavin is poor. It stands out (in a bad way) because it just doesn't fit with the rest of the shots. All of the original shots are done from a certain camera angle, from a certain distance, and the added stuff just doesn't conform.

I love 90% of all the newer stuff added to the OT but my biggest problem is, it takes me out of it. Like if I am watch, my mind says "NEW SCENE" and for a few seconds, I am taken out. I guess people new to the movies, wouldn't have the problem. Anyone have this? Some of the smaller stuff doesn't take me out. Cause I dont know notice it as easy. Like some of the Death Star attack in ANH. But, I love the new Emperor/Vader scene in Empire, but it takes me out.

I was really sad when I watched the original three films again recently and I was able to pick out to a T the added material. I almost wish that they had not added anything to the films when the converted them to the newer formats like Blu-ray. ( though the color is a lot less flaky with the new blu-ray disks) I really hated the part in Jaba's palace where the singer alien was changed from the costume and prop version to the digital one, that pissed me off. I hated how it looked with the rest of the scene.

I watch the Blu Rays and honestly starting to prefer them except minor things i.e. Han shooting first, Jabba unnecessary in ANH and stupid song scene in ROTJ but love better effects and how they updated cloud city.

Original versions all the way. There is such a beautiful, hand-made brillance to them that is shattered with the CGI insertions. Prefer my OT DVD's although I have purchased the Blu-Rays -- just to see the cleaned-up orginal footage. I feel the same way about the new CGI additions to the classic Star Trek episodes. The choices made by the oringal artists working with the tools they had at the time are far more interesting and beat any modern second-guessing or ostensible improvements.

I love it!
You know? - I can't even remember for sure if that was actually in the original or not. Isn't that awful? So I'll have to take your word for it.
I drew it often enough as a kid.

I think you are right. I think it's actually a set photo. The shot in the movie I believe is tighter. However, I loved the Tops trading card graphic (another indespensible component of growing up with Star Wars in the '70s) too much to go with the original still from the movie.

Does the new stuff take you out of the movie? HUH? What like would the tractor beam being changed from English to Aurabesh "take me out of the film"? No not really. Man reading some of these posts on here all I can say is there are some real drama queens round here! I mean some people really have that much of a problem with ALL or some of these changes? Hey anybody can think what they want and that is fine. But some of these comments are off the wall! I mean these changes weren't really that bad? Not to me anyway. I just don't understand that train of thought. But I do not want to understand it either.

To someone like myself, a person that grew up with the OOT for 20 some years, the changes are very jarring. Having watched the movies hundreds of times, any alteration sticks out like a sore thumb. Does it take me out of the movie? Sometimes. If you grew up with the special editions and the versions after that, I'm sure nothing seems awry to you.